10 MP Camera having severe blurring in warm light

blernblan wrote in post #8980148
Well, the camera/hand isn't shaking at all, so that's not the problem.

I'm not sure what exposure time means exactly. Is 0.8'' what you recommend I change it to or what it shouldn't be set at?

Others have answered your first statement (the one about camera/hand shake) for me more then adequately

the .8'' was the exposure time of the photo you posted. I got that from the exif data that was still embedded in you photo. Others have checked as well which is where they got the 100 iso and other data. In any case, if you aren't using a flash, and are shooting without a tripod that shutter speed is way to slow to compensate for camera/hand shake.

Once you get a good grasp of basic photography techniques I am sure you will do fine.

A really good thread I stumbled across on POTN for this is here:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=414088

Part 1 is specifically about aperture, shutter speed, and iso. A good read.

On a side note here is what my exif viewer shows about your photo:

[Image]
Make = NORCENT
Model = DCS-1050
Orientation = top/left
X Resolution = 96
Y Resolution = 96
Resolution Unit = inch
Software = Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Date Time = 2009-11-08 19:04:19
YCbCr Positioning = co-sited
Copyright = Copyright 2007
Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 244
[Camera]
Exposure Time = 0.8"
F Number = F2.84
Exposure Program = Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exif Version = Version 2.2
Date Time Original = 2009-01-11 19:39:15
Date Time Digitized = 2009-01-11 19:39:15
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Compressed Bits Per Pixel = 3.4055
Shutter Speed Value = 0.31 TV
Aperture Value = 2.97 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F2.84
Metering Mode = MultiSpot
Light Source = Daylight
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 7.55mm
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 800
Exif Image Height = 600
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 712
Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor
File Source = DSC
Scene Type = A directly photographed image
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Sharpness = Normal
[Interoperability]
Interoperability Index = ExifR98
Interoperability Version = Version 1.0
[Thumbnail Info]
Compression = JPEG Compressed (Thumbnail)
X Resolution = 72
Y Resolution = 72
Resolution Unit = inch
JPEG Interchange Format = Offset: 838
JPEG Interchange Format Length = Length: 3894
[Thumbnail]
Thumbnail = 160 x 120

SOK wrote in post #8980909
You might get some benefit out of reading Ben's Newbie Guide

Thank you for knowing a link lol!

SOK wrote in post #8980909
You might get some benefit out of reading Ben's Newbie Guide

LOL, I just posted that link too... apparently as you were posting it as well lol.

Haha yeah must have hit the button at just about the same moment. Don't know whatever happened to Ben...his thread gets a lot of traffic!

aebrown wrote in post #8980869
More megapixels does not equal less blurry pictures. More megapixles means higher resolution. You can throw as many megapixels at something, and they're not going to help you much...

Whether it's with a cell phone, a crappy point and shoot camera, or a dslr such as yours, even the top of the line hasselblads, will all get blurry pictures if there is not enough light. It's a fact of life my friend. Unless you have a low enough aperture lens and a high ISO say f/1.2 and ISO 3200, you may get images in darker areas that are not blurry.

Using a flash in the dark is really the only option sometimes, but not using one requires some knowledge of how a cameras properties work together (ISO/ASA, shutter speed, and aperture).

http://www.ces-show.com …/digitalcameras​/DCS-1050/

fivegallon wrote in post #8981048
http://www.ces-show.com …/digitalcameras​/DCS-1050/

Uh, oh. A $179 P&S so its unlikely he has any manual controls. Tripod or flash it is. BTW has anyone heard of that brand?

SOK wrote in post #8980988
Haha yeah must have hit the button at just about the same moment. Don't know whatever happened to Ben...his thread gets a lot of traffic!

I think the extra time it took for me to post the OPs exif data put my "submit reply" click behind yours lol. I don't know what happened to Ben, been looking forward to his next chapter for quite awhile lol.

Hi and now for the good news! There's nothing wrong with your camera that I can see. Plenty if good hints and info above. Or, use a tripod. Am...

thebishopp wrote in post #8981112
I don't know what happened to Ben, been looking forward to his next chapter for quite awhile lol.

Either he's forgotten about it or that elusive chapter 3 is going to be a monster!

No offence to the OP, but this is another example of unknowledgable consumers being sucked in by the big Mp. number. The sensor is probably like a 5x crop, 5x6.7 mm. Put 10 Mp. on that and I shudder to think what any ISO above the native would look like. The OP is probably right that his 3 Mp. phone with a similarly sized sensor gives better results.

Buy a copy of Bryan Peterson's "Understanding Exposure"

Read it...You will then understand exposure a little better. Good luck!

I went away shaking my head after reading this..

"Norcent DCS-1050 camera - Design
The camera features will allow virtually anyone to take professional-quality images."